False Alarm in Zvezda, Astronauts Complete First STS-131 Spacewalk

(NASA) - At 1:24 a.m. EDT, a smoke alarm sounded aboard the International Space Station?s Zvezda service module. Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov quickly assessed that it was a false alarm that occurred while he was cleaning air filters in the module. The Expedition 23 and STS-131 crews are continuing their joint operations aboard the International Space Station.

STS-131 Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson wrapped up the first of three planned spacewalks at 7:58 a.m [...]

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